The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

was killed while resisting arrest near Ante
lope Springs. Colorado. Joaquin Montera
ind Carlos Jaconie were deputized by
Sheriff Chavenz to make the arrest, and
met Leyba on the mountain trail. When
ordered to surrender, all three fred their
revolvefs. Moutera got bnllet through
his hat and Leyba fell dead at his feet
shot through the head.
Authentic information has been recei we'd
from st. Petersburg that u fresh attempt
CATCHING palace. The car was not in
jured. ---....-..-
Asensation occurred iii the Park theater
In Brooklyn, during the performance OF
Sol Smith Russell, in the comedy PA"
During the performance a man unkno wn
to the company forced his way on the stage
and proceeded to dance hornpipe It
took several stage hands to eject him.
William Sims, secretary OF the state
board OF agriculture of Kansas, writes:
The estimated AREA soWn to wheat i. 80
per cent, less than last year; 10 per cent.
Of this has been winter killed." Gilbert r.
Osmun. secretary. Of tho state board Of
agriculture OF Michigan, writes: Tho
weather has continued very unfavorable
Tor wheat, and it is hardly possible that
the plant has escaped serious injury
Writ Butlena prominent farmer and son
OF ex:State Treasurer Butler, shot and
killed Thomas Reed, a man In his employ,
near Springfield, Ill. Butler says he acted
in selfdeiense.
Gen. Post has come out ahead in the
contested congressional election case at
Galesburg. III. Worthington is his demo.
cratic opponent,
Further accounts are received of the ter.
flble effects Of the drouth in Texas. The
cattle interest Suffers more than any other.
General Reynolds Of Alabama, like ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds of Missouri, was
Killed by falling down an elevator we'll.
The men resembled each other closely.
The former Reynolds, however, was not
a suicide.
Capt. Jack Lawson OF Paducah, Ky.. in.
sists that he was the first man to run a
locomotive in America. He ran the first
engine on the Baltimore & Susquehauna
railroad in 1880.
The sign ITO Let" hangs on the wall O,
the Brooklyn residence of the late Henry
Ward Beecher.
r. T. Bush OF Brooklyn, owner OF the
Coronet. says he will sell her for $780,.
900.
The congress OF churches and Christians
commenced its session in Chicago, it's OBJ.
ject being the inauguration of q movement
to crush out secret societies. About three
hundred delegates, mostly men, were pres.
ent from several states.
Near Beulah. Miss, w. L. Lane, member
OF the legislature, shot Charles Yaman
several times, from the effects OF which he
died several hours later. Cause domestic
trouble.
Mayor Hewitt created a sensation in
New York by declaring that unless the pc.
lice OF the city aided him in auppressine
the dives he would resign at once.
The Connecticut senate, by a vote of 20
to 3, passed the ten-hour law for women
and children already passed by the house.
1t is the same as the Massachusetts law.
An amendment excepting mercantile es.
Establishments was rejected-13 to 5.
Messrs Cooley, Morrison, Shoemaker
and Walker, of the interstate commerce
commission, called at the White House
and paid their respects to the president.
Commissioner Bragg did not arrive in the
city in time to 60 with them, but called at
the White House shortly afterwards. and
tel, where an informal gathering took
place to enable the members to become
better acquainted with ono another. At
3 O'Clock the commissioners met in the in.
terror department.. where their commits.
sions were handed to them and tho pre-
scribed oath of Office was administered.
On motion Of Col. Morrison, Judge Cooley
was selected as chairman OF the commits.
sion. This action was unanimous and was
taken without discussion.
Lieut.. Zen. Sheridan has returned to
Washington from, the West. Whilo absent
he selected site for the new military
post, choosing tract of land seven miles
out OF Denver.
r. N. Marble, the democratic register,
and f. G. Swanstrom, the republican re-
ceiver OF the Duluth land office, resigned a
few days ago and their designations were
accepted to take effect upon the appoint.
ment OF their successors.
Gen. f. F. Beale has been very sick at
his residence in Washington.
Postmaster Clepper, OF Boscobel, Wis,
was arrested by the United States marshal
on; on a charge Oh OF misappropriating $500
bonds for his appearance in court, he was
taken to Madison to await his trial.
The government debt statement shows a
decrease OF s12, OO2, 361 for March.
The Northern Pacific has issued q circu.
lar to its Montana agents instructing them
hereafter to receive shipments of hides,
skins or furs Of wild animals to be taken
out OF the state, which has not been al
lowed for about two years.
The Wisconsin state board of charities
and reform has filed a report OF it's investi.
CATION OF the charges OF carelessness, indo-
waukee insane asylum, with the &c vernon.
The board finds that none OF the charges
were sustained by evidence, but recon.
mends that the governor make such
changes in the board of trustees as will
render it harmonious.
The new board of railroad commission.
ers OF Dakota met at Fargo and elected
Capt. Griggs as chairman. Fargo will be
the temporary headquarters OF the board.
Bradstreet's publishes long table OF
bank clearings for March. The grand to-
tai for the United States in March, 1887,
is 81, 342, 513, 345; March, 1886, $4,1S1,-
1855, 1876; total for three months of 1887,
$12.1S5, 62O,389.
The Milwaukee e. St. Paul has issued a
tariff on wood, stone and brick, and also
local tariff between stations in Wisconsin,
On wood there is practically no change,
but on stone and brick the tariff is consid.
erably less than the old one. The Wiscon.
sin local tariff is about the same as the
one formerly used.
The late Lord Iddeeleigh's personal es-
tate is valued at $4,000.
Prince Leopold OF Prussia will visit this
country during the summer.
The Gladstone Liberals will meet the
government motion for second reading Of
the coercion bill with a hostile amend.
ment.
Michael Davitt halls the bill as certain
to make confusion worse confounded, there.
fore likely to bring nearer the only posi-.
bic and final solution of the whole ques-
tion-1rish state ownership OF land in Ire.
land.
A dispatch dated at Spokane Falls,
WASH, March 81, was received by the In.
dian bereau from the Northwestern Indian
commission, stating: A satisfactory agree
ment has just been made with tho Occur
d'Alene Indians who will accept their land
in severalty and sell the remainder OF their
reservation. The commission will move
on at once to Sand Point to arrange with
the Pend d. Oreilles, and messenger has
been sent up to the Calispell valley to ar
range with the 1ndians for council. This
band and the Kootenais, who are wander.
ing with them, are not under an agent, and
some difficulty will probably be OK perienced
in getting them to settle down.